The Green Hornet (2011 Film)
The Green Hornet is an upcoming 2011 action-comedy film, based on the character of the same name created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Directed by Michel Gondry, the film stars Seth Rogen in the title role, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Goldberg. Supporting actors include Jay Chou as Kato, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour and Tom Wilkinson.
Britt Reid
(Seth Rogen), the son of wealthy newspaper publisher James Reid (Tom Wilkinson), is a ne-er do well playboy who inherits a media empire after his father dies. One day, he meets an employee named Kato
(Jay Chou), who is more than he appears. After realizing that Kato secretly has a cache of weapons and utilities, Britt decides that the two should become crimefighters, taking on the identity of the Green Hornet. With the help of his new secretary, Lenore Case
(Cameron Diaz), Britt discovers that a man named Chudnofsky
(Christoph Waltz) controls the city's criminal underworld. Meanwhile, Chudonfsky has united all of the gangs of the city and seeks the Green Hornet, believing him to be a direct threat to his elaborate grand plan.